It’s finally March – and the sap is rising. Our Scottish grown Nordmann Fir trees are growing nicely, getting ready to grace your home for Christmas 2019. March is also a month of celebration of the forest – and Thursday 21st March is International Day of Forests. On this day every year since 2012, global […]

In May 1993, Maggie Keswick Jencks was told that her breast cancer had returned and was given two to three months to live. Maggie’s legacy is Maggie’s Centres. Maggie and husband Charles Jencks believed that when diagnosed with cancer, you needed information that would allow you to be an informed participant in your medical treatment, […]

Christmas 2018 is but a distant but sweet memory for us here at Crimbotrees, but we’re looking forward to spring and a new season of growth for our Scottish grown Christmas trees ready for the 2019 season. Hobby or Lucrative Side Hustle? Speaking of growth – how about the personal kind? If you’re looking for […]

We hope you all had a great Christmas and that your real Scottish grown Crimbotrees tree is still standing proud. In Scotland festivities don’t stop at Christmas, we still have Hogmanay to go! Hogmanay – A History New Year’s Eve around the world is celebrated in many different ways. We’re all familiar with the Scottish […]

Our beautiful Crimbotrees Scottish grown Christmas trees need very little in the way of adornment, but a funky tree topper never goes amiss. We’ve trawled the web to find some fun and quirky alternatives to the angel at the top of your Christmas tree this year. Animal Magic Move over unicorns, this year it’s all […]

When you’re knee deep in discarded wrapping paper on Christmas morning, and you’ve exhausted your repertoire of turkey leftover recipes by Boxing Day, you’ll wish you’d read our guide to a low carbon Christmas. ——————————————— Every year, during the festive season, we produce a massive 230,000 tonnes of food waste, use up 227 miles of […]

On the positive side, turning the clocks back tonight means an extra hour in bed and lighter mornings for a while, but it also marks the (official) end of British Summer Time and, according to reliable sources, temperatures are set to plummet this winter. Our online shop is now open and we open officially for […]

Changing of the Seasons The autumn equinox occurs this Sunday 23rd September – at 0254 to be exact – and is the mark of the change of seasons from summer to autumn. Not that we need telling; it’s perfectly obvious given this week’s weather that we can pack away the garden furniture. The autumn equinox […]

Here at Crimbotrees, we take our Christmas trees very seriously. It takes a long time to grow a Crimbotrees tree. It takes ten years for our Nordmann Firs to reach their optimal Christmas tree height (around 7ft to us). It takes ten years to grow a Crimbotree Christmas tree. Throughout those ten years, we […]

Image Credit: michelemademe.com With the longest day behind us, time marches on and if you’re like me you’re starting to think about the school holidays and how to keep the kids busy. Hopefully, the weather will be kind and we’ll all get outside to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine, but it’s always good to […]

We know it’s hard to think about Christmas when we’re having record-breaking temperatures and have decided that ice lollies are one of our five a day. But here at Crimbotrees, we can’t leave it until December 1st before thinking about the big day. If we did, no-one would have one of our premium quality Scottish Christmas […]

If you’ve popped by our website before, you’ll know that we’re proud to support Maggie’s Centres. Supporting Our Favourite Charity Maggie’s supports anyone who has been affected by cancer and runs 21 centres across the country providing help for patients and their loved ones. We get involved by donating £5 from the sale of every […]

Christmas is our favourite season. Okay – this might seem obvious at first, but it’s a very busy time for the CrimboTrees team. Every December our little (and large) helpers work around the clock, getting the year’s trees ready for collection and doing Christmas tree deliveries around Edinburgh. So, what keeps up going during our […]

Edinburgh had an extra helping of Christmas spirit this week – and we’re not just talking about the weather! Donation to Maggie’s Centres Edinburgh Did you know, for every real Christmas tree sold we donate £5 to our favourite local charity? Last month, we popped into Maggie’s Edinburgh to deliver a little post-Christmas gift. With […]

We wish it could be Christmas, every day. That goes without saying. Although we might run a little low on our real Scottish Christmas trees, right enough. But with spring just around the corner, how are we to keep the spirit of Christmas alive ‘til that joyous yuletide rolls around again? We’re all for the […]

With Christmas over for another year, we’re taking 5 here at Crimbo Trees before we start looking forward to next year. Christmas 2017 was one of our busiest yet and although we’ve managed to take down our decorations, they haven’t quite made it into storage. If you’re anything like us, you’ll agree that putting up […]

It’s officially December and we’re open for business! If you’re looking to buy a Christmas tree in Edinburgh, our real Scottish grown Christmas trees are now ready to reserve online and collect from The Old Jenners Depository. We also offer Christmas tree delivery in Edinburgh, to select postcodes. But now that the tree’s sorted, the […]

We’ve all got one. That one friend who’s sharing ‘Elf’ GIFs whilst you’re still battling with post-Halloween facial staining. But in a world where we see all the top retailers flaunt a blatant disregard for any sort of seasonal decency – how early, is too early? (Or worse, too late?!) We’ll be opening our doors […]

Each year, we open our doors at the beginning of December to bring you – the lovely people of Edinburgh – the finest homegrown Scottish Christmas trees. You might already know that for every real Christmas that’s sold, we are giving £5 to help support the wonderful Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre in Edinburgh. They provide […]

Now that the nights are beginning to draw in and the leaves have started to turn – we can finally start to get excited about Christmas. But what seasonal treats are we most looking forward to? With Christmas just a few months away, here are 20 of our favourite reasons to get in the festive […]

Excellent quality trees and really helpful staff. Was able to pick my own tree out and also picked up a really well made wreath. Easy access also.

Perfect in every way! We bought our family Christmas Trees today and are all truly delighted with it. Beautiful tree, helpful friendly staff, reasonably priced – I was happy to learn that £5 from every tree sold is donated to Maggies charity in Edinburgh.
Christmas is officially on it’s way to our home in Edinburgh.